/**
 * <copyright>
 * </copyright>
 *
 * $Id$
 */
package org.hl7.v3;


/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>BIN1</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
 * 
 *             Binary data is a raw block of bits. Binary data is a
 *             protected type that MUST not be used outside the data
 *             type specification.
 *          
 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link org.hl7.v3.BIN1#getRepresentation <em>Representation</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see org.hl7.v3.V3Package#getBIN1()
 * @model abstract="true"
 *        extendedMetaData="name='BIN' kind='empty'"
 * @generated
 */
public interface BIN1 extends ANY {
	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Representation</b></em>' attribute.
	 * The default value is <code>"TXT"</code>.
	 * The literals are from the enumeration {@link org.hl7.v3.BinaryDataEncoding}.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * 
	 *                      Specifies the representation of the binary data that
	 *                      is the content of the binary data value.
	 *                   
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Representation</em>' attribute.
	 * @see org.hl7.v3.BinaryDataEncoding
	 * @see #isSetRepresentation()
	 * @see #unsetRepresentation()
	 * @see #setRepresentation(BinaryDataEncoding)
	 * @see org.hl7.v3.V3Package#getBIN1_Representation()
	 * @model default="TXT" unsettable="true"
	 *        extendedMetaData="kind='attribute' name='representation'"
	 * @generated
	 */
	BinaryDataEncoding getRepresentation();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.hl7.v3.BIN1#getRepresentation <em>Representation</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Representation</em>' attribute.
	 * @see org.hl7.v3.BinaryDataEncoding
	 * @see #isSetRepresentation()
	 * @see #unsetRepresentation()
	 * @see #getRepresentation()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setRepresentation(BinaryDataEncoding value);

	/**
	 * Unsets the value of the '{@link org.hl7.v3.BIN1#getRepresentation <em>Representation</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @see #isSetRepresentation()
	 * @see #getRepresentation()
	 * @see #setRepresentation(BinaryDataEncoding)
	 * @generated
	 */
	void unsetRepresentation();

	/**
	 * Returns whether the value of the '{@link org.hl7.v3.BIN1#getRepresentation <em>Representation</em>}' attribute is set.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return whether the value of the '<em>Representation</em>' attribute is set.
	 * @see #unsetRepresentation()
	 * @see #getRepresentation()
	 * @see #setRepresentation(BinaryDataEncoding)
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean isSetRepresentation();

} // BIN1
